Living contact lens

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1981-01-22

1982-08-31

Frinks, Ronald L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128 1R, 128305, 351160R, A61F 116, A61F 124

Patent

active

043464823

ABSTRACT:
A contact lens (14) for insertion into the cornea (20) of a patient is provided. The contact lens (14) includes a circular portion of a donor cornea (10) anteriorly curved for correction of the patient's vision. The contact lens (14) is posteriorly ground (16) to correspond to the curvature of the patient's eye. The posterior portion (16) of the lens (14) includes a depending axially posteriorly directed integral ring (18) for insertion into and retention by the patient's cornea (20).

REFERENCES:
patent: 4126904 (1978-11-01), Shepard
Friedlander, M. H., et al., "Keratophakia Using Preserved Lenticules", Ophthalmology Jul. 1980, vol. 87, No. 7 pp. 687-692.
"Living Contact Lens May Aid Aphakic Patients", Ophthalmology Times, Aug. 1980.
"Medicine-Shaping Up the Blurry Eye", Time, Sep. 22, 1980, p. 51.
Boyd, Benjamin, F. Highlights of Ophthalmology, vol. VIII, No. 6, Panamerican Congress of Ophthalmology, Acapulco, Mexico, May 10-15, 1981, pp. 1-6.

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